Here's Everything We Expect From Samsung Galaxy S8 So That It Can Kick iPhone 7's Butt

We all know the Samsung’s next flagship phone is all set to arrive soon and the launch of this phone probably has put more pressure on the Korean company than ever before. Samsung lost many valuable and loyal customers thanks to exploding battery on Note 7. However, if Samsung wants to bounce back, they need to build a kickass flagship phone. A phone that will have improved specs and functionality and give the iPhone 7 a run for its money.

4K Screen

Samsung is responsible for making some of the highest quality screens known to man and they have opted to use Quad HD (2,560 X 1,440) display on their phones for a while. However, there are rumours surrounding the Galaxy S8 that it might finally have a larger (5.7-inch) screen and a screen with higher resolution. It is said that the phone might sport a 4K Super AMOLED display, which will also enhance the phone’s VR capabilities.

Higher Performance

Samsung has always been making the Galaxy S phones with two different processors and it S8 will be no exception. The Exynos chip and a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip will power the other.

Samsung might use an Exynos 8895 chip, which will aid in giving 1.8x more graphics than the S7. Samsung will be using Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 835 processor, which will give a 20 percent boost in performance as compared to the S7. It is estimated that the Galaxy S8 will have 6GB of RAM or even 8 GB. Either way, it will be much higher than the S7.

‘Bixby’ AI Assistant

The iPhone invented one of the most important features the phone could have -- Siri. And since then, every smartphone manufacturer has been including some sort of AI assistant in their smartphones. Microsoft phones have Cortana and the Google Pixel phones have the Assistant. Samsung is all prepared to launch their own AI digital assistant dubbed as Bixby. Viv, an artificial intelligence company acquired by Samsung last year, and it is the same company that developed Siri before selling it to Apple.

All Weather Proof

Whether you are at the beach or in a desert, Samsung phones have been known to be water and dust resistant. Samsung has been waterproofing phone for years now and the S7 marked the company's first phone to have an IP68 rating. Which means that the phone can be submerged in up to 4.9 feet of water and can last in that depth for up to 30 minutes. The IP68 rating also means that the phone can withstand dust and sand without a need of a cover.

Two Cameras?

Samsung always improves on their cameras on the Galaxy S phones, and sometimes drastically. However, there is no rumour or news on the same from Samsung for the S8.

Apple introduced a dual-lens setup on the iPhone 7 Plus and it only seems logical for Samsung to follow suit. Since the S8 is rumoured to be using Snapdragon 835 chip, the phone will be able to support a dual camera feature.

Ditching The Home Button

Samsung is reportedly planning to remove the home button altogether and embed the fingerprint scanner underneath the display. This will enable the Korean company to keep the same dimensions as the S7 or even shrink the size.

Apart from all the other things mentioned above, there are still features that we still have no clue about. Whether the phone will ditch the headphone jack or not, how much battery will it have? Will the front-facing camera get an upgrade? These are just some of the questions we wish we knew the answers to.